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2026-02-20 Economy

Legendary director Steven Spielberg is latest billionaire to flee California in another blow to state

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Posted by Besoeker 2026-02-20 00:56|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1804 views ] Top

1 Moving to Manhattan is the last place to avoid Billionaire taxes.

Posted by Airandee 2026-02-20 04:13|| 2026-02-20 04:13|| Front Page Top

2 Why not just buy a town upstate?

Posted by Super Hose 2026-02-20 05:44|| 2026-02-20 05:44|| Front Page Top

3 They all funded the socialists who crapped in their nest. The old adage 'rats deserting the ship' is appropriate.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-02-20 06:26|| 2026-02-20 06:26|| Front Page Top

4 They'll be moving again soon.

Posted by Hupoluth Dribble3876 2026-02-20 08:13|| 2026-02-20 08:13|| Front Page Top

5 You voted for this and supported it. Stay in the shithole you created

Posted by DarthVader 2026-02-20 09:30|| 2026-02-20 09:30|| Front Page Top

6 Prediction: In a market about to fall through the floor (luxury anything), a two or three week stay will enhance the prestige of the property and then he sells out and jaunts off to some lovely hamlet in Connecticut.

Posted by Ulatle Platypus4760 2026-02-20 12:34|| 2026-02-20 12:34|| Front Page Top

7 Hypothesis: the various taxes on the wealthy we are seeing are designed to push out the only viable power, wealthy people, that could mount the resources to challenge the entrenched political leadership as they move farther left. Note this is happening in states where you have literally Blue vs Blue in elections, red is not really a viable option and slowly dwindling. I would guess this is part of a slow moving larger "resettling" of the West Coast Urban centers, which control their respective states.

Posted by jefe101 2026-02-20 14:48|| 2026-02-20 14:48|| Front Page Top

8 If Congress and President Trump between them can enforce cleanup of voter rolls and voting processes, and continue eviction of illegals from within the nation’s borders, it will be interesting to see what happens in those bluest of blue states.

Certainly there should be changes in Congressional representatives based on legal population going forward, which will put weight on the shift in power from blue states to red.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-02-20 15:04|| 2026-02-20 15:04|| Front Page Top

9 Poor Spike…can’t get a break!

Posted by Pheling Ulavith9919 2026-02-20 16:34|| 2026-02-20 16:34|| Front Page Top

10 graphic added

Posted by Frank G 2026-02-20 18:15|| 2026-02-20 18:15|| Front Page Top

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